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package org.onosproject.ui;

import org.onosproject.ui.topo.Highlights;

/**
 * Abstraction of an entity capable of generating a set of topology highlights
 * for devices, hosts and links.
 */
public interface UiTopoHighlighter {

    /**
     * Returns the self-assigned name of the hilighter.
     *
     * @return highlighter name
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Generate a set of highlights.
     *
     * @return topology highlights
     */
    Highlights createHighlights();

}
